Brief Life History of Benjamin Verling
When Benjamin Verling Iverson was born on 6 April 1807, in Putnam, Georgia, United States, his father, Robert Iverson, was 46 and his mother, Rebecca Jones, was 41. He married Juliet Ann Smith on 1 November 1827, in Jones, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States for about 10 years and Georgia, Spice Valley Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States in 1870. He died on 12 October 1896, in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States.
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Sources (8)
- B V Iverson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Benjamin V. Iverson, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Benjamin V. Iverson, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1822
Historical Boundaries: 1822: Houston, Georgia, United States 1822: Bibb, Georgia, United States
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Iver, Erik, Hjalmer, Lars, Selmer, Thor, Evald, Gunner, Helmer, Ingman, Jarl, Joneen.
Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Iversen and of Swedish Ivarsson (see Ivarson ), all cognates of 2 below.
English (Kent and London): patronymic from Old Norse Ívarr, Iwar, Ivar, a compound of either ív ‘yew tree, bow’ or Ing (the name of a god) + ar ‘warrior’ or ‘spear’. Alternatively, the name might be a patronymic from the Welsh male personal name Ifor, itself from British Celtic Iūdomāros ‘lord’ + ‘great’, but if so, it is not clear that it survives today.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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